Gulshan Grover is refusing to shoot for Prakash Jha's Rajneeti

Prakash Jha insults 'Bad Man' Grover on sets for showing up without police cap, he takes offence

Gulshan Grover is refusing to shoot any further for Prakash Jha's Rajneeti. The character actor is also not paying heed to any calls and messages from the unit folk.

It is learnt that the B-Town baddie feels his behaviour is justified considering the way the filmmaker insulted him in front of the entire unit during the shoot.



Says a source, "During one of the schedules, Gulshan arrived on the sets without his cap. He plays a cop. Jha made a big fuss about it. He reprimanded him in front of the unit for showing up without his headgear."
Adds the source, "Everyone was taken by surprise by the director's sudden outburst. Co-actors Ajay Devgan and Arjun Rampal were also present."

At the time, Grover did not indulge in a verbal duel with the director as he did not want to hamper the shoot considering other stars were also involved. Now he's taking sweet revenge by refusing to heed calls from the unit folk.

In a fix

Adds the source, "Prakash Jha is in a fix now. He has to either change his role accordingly or reshoot with another actor and incur the additional cost. Gulshan is now adamant and wants the filmmaker to realise that what he did was wrong and unjustified."

But Jha maintains, "Gulshan Grover is not a part of Rajneeti. We never stated that he was in the cast. So there is no question of me telling him anything about his costume."

He adds, "I wanted him to be in Rajneeti as he is a fine actor. But things did not work out. He might be a part of my future projects."

When asked about his refusal to shoot, Grover initially asks, "Who told you this?" And then adds, "I'm not in the film. Prakash is a dear friend and I was helping him cast an American actress for Rajneeti. If there is something for me in his projects, he will cast me. I am known for being extremely accessible."

About his presence in Bhopal where the film was shot he says, "I had dropped in to meet Prakash. It is common for actors to drop in at the shoots of friends. I had gone to meet Aamir Khan when he was in Gujarat shooting for Lagaan. And Aamir had dropped in when I was shooting for Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena."